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Reply With QuoteThat's a heck of a lot of sinkers! I assume they were at a scrap yard?
Depending on the size of the eyelets, maybe you could melt them in a pot then pour the molten lead through a screen material?
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Just bought 400 lbs of sinkers
I just bought 400lbs of sinkers to melt and use to pour jigheads. I had a question about the brass eyelets on most of the sinkers. How do I remove them from the melting pot? Will they float and I can skim them? Thanks for any info.
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Just bought 400 lbs of sinkers
That's a heck of a lot of sinkers! I assume they were at a scrap yard?
Depending on the size of the eyelets, maybe you could melt them in a pot then pour the molten lead through a screen material?
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The brass being lighter than lead should float
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A local guy has been using a metal detector for years when all the lakes were low and stockpiled them. he has over 1k lbs of lead.
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Better watch that water logged lead....SHE'S A LITTLE POPPY SOMETIMES!!!!! LOL
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GrouseFly has a good point. If nothing else, just a good reminder to a lot of people. Always ensure you are using dry lead. Make sure it doesn't have any moisture on it before melting or throwing in the pot.
As for the eyelets, they will float to the top. I always used a kitchen spoon to skim as lead will not stick to it.
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Been pouring for years and I don't use waterlogged sinkers. The lead is usually too hard and the exploding factor.
Think it was Junglejim had some explode while he was melting sinkers down.
I would use extreme caution and get the lead into ingots before you use the lead for production.
Work outside - use protective gear.
Be careful.
